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Assumptions and Homophobia
Lubricus:
Well, sexual orientation is a pretty important part of most people's self image, so being mistaken for a homo-/heterosexual would be harder to handle than being mistaken for, say, an Italian or a Democrat, I think. Still, this isn't the right place to discuss such issues, is it?
Back to the comic - I hope Marten gets a nice new relationship to focus on soon. I hate to see him lonely and sulking - he's such a wonderful guy when he's happy. And I still feel that he could end up with Padma, even though it's starting to look pretty hopeless.
Odal:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 22 Feb 2011, 03:34 ---you could find a more relaxed approach to life, and less misunderstandings, by simply correcting people's mistakes rather than getting upset by them.
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I agree with this. But I also think people shouldn't assume things even if it appears horribly obvious. When someone makes an assumption about me, I am usually not bothered by what the assumption is, but moreso by the fact that this person would make such an assumption without asking me or knowing me. The act of assuming itself speaks a lot more about the person doing the assuming than anything else.
Odin:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 22 Feb 2011, 03:34 ---If you are equally aggrieved at any mistaken assumption about you, that could be true I suppose - but if you are that commonly aggrieved, you could find a more relaxed approach to life, and less misunderstandings, by simply correcting people's mistakes rather than getting upset by them.
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Seriously, that one time a black guy called me an N-bomb (only censoring because the reactionary way things are handled here necessitates it) was hilarious (I'm white).
westrim:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 22 Feb 2011, 03:34 ---If you are equally aggrieved at any mistaken assumption about you, that could be true I suppose - but if you are that commonly aggrieved, you could find a more relaxed approach to life, and less misunderstandings, by simply correcting people's mistakes rather than getting upset by them.
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...Yes, thus the not very mellow bit. Though you're exaggerating my point quite a bit, to the point of moving to a different subject- I wasn't talking about all misunderstandings, just core identity/relationships ones, like gender or sexuality or familial ties.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: westrim on 22 Feb 2011, 04:32 ---I wasn't talking about all misunderstandings, just core identity/relationships ones, like gender or sexuality or familial ties.
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Who's to say what's core to someone they don't know, though?
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